Child&#39;s bib.



No. 632,863. Patented Sept. I2, i899. C. A. BLANK.

CHILDS BIB.

(Application led Nov. 14, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES A. BLANK, OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

CHILDS BIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,863, dated September 12, 1899.

Application iiled November 14, 1898. Serial No. 696,322. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it :mty concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BLANK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berkeley, county of Alameda, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Childrens Bibs; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a bib or device which is especially designed for protecting the clothing of young children while being fed and to receive and conceal any portions of food which may be spilled or dropped.

It consists, essentially, of a rigid single sheet or piece of material having the upper portion concaved to iit about the neck, with attachments by which it can be secured, the sides converging slightly toward each other in the middle portion and curved outwardly, then diverging at the bottom, and in conjunction therewith of a peculiarly-shaped hollow roll continuous with the surface of the bib.

It also consists in details of construction, which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, inA

which- Figure l is a general View of the bib. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a lateral section on line y ly of Fig. 1.

The object of my invention is to make a durable, clean, light, and easily handled and cleansed'device for protecting the clothing of young children while they are being fed.

It consists of a sheet A of any suitable material, such as very thin veneer, papier-mch, metal, Celluloid, or any material which may be used for the purpose. This plate is of sufcient size to cover the bosom and front portion of the child and has the extensions B, divergent from the body portion, preferably in exteriorly-curved lines, and the concavity C is formed between these two projections, so that the concavity will iit approximately about the childs neck.

The device is attached by cords or any suitable device passing through holes D, which are made in the upper ends of the extensions B.

The edge is rolled or beaded, as shown at a, where it ts around the neck, the bead being of sufficient diameter, and this bead continues around the upper ends of the extensions B, thence down the sides of the part A, merging into the roll or containing device E, which forms the termination andlowerend of the structure, as will be hereinafter described. In addition to this the body A is made convex toward the front below the lower part of the curved portion C, while the edges are turned outward in a reverse curve, terminating in the side rolls or beads a., as shown in transverse section. These rolls or beads and the curvature are for two purposes, first, to present smooth rounded edges which can by no possibility cut or injure the hands of the infant, and, secondly, by means of the outwardlyturned sides to prevent food from being thrown or spilled outwardly beyond the edges of the bib, the latter acting as a conductor to convey any spilled material downward into the receptacle E.

The roll E is of considerable diameter and curved over, so that its edge e, which also terminates in a rounded bead, lies suiiiciently near to the front of the part A, while the curvatu re of the lower portion of this roll is such that any food or other substance spilled into it will pass under the bead E and fall by gravitation into the lower front portion of the roll E, where it will be entirely concealed from view. Y

The bib thus made is sufficiently rigid, is impermeable to moisture, will thoroughly protect the clothing of the child, and when soiled can easily be washed and cleansed with hot water like other utensils, being thus kept in a clean and sweet condition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A childs bib comprising a single rigid impervious sheet having the upper portion concaved to t about the neck and the lower portion formed with a rigid receiving-roll, said sheet having inwardly-curved sides, the edges of which are rigid and turned upwardly to form conductors to convey spilled material the middle and thence diverging toward the to the roll. roll. xo

2. A childs bib consisting of a rigid imper- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my vous plate the edges of which are rigid and hand.

turned upwardly, and a cylindrical roll con- CHARLES A. BLANK.

neetingfI the lower portion of4 the npturned ViLnesses:

side edges, said plate having a central p0r- S. H. NOURSE,

ILion convex and the sides converging toward i JESSIE C. BRODIE. 

